STRONG Life Podcast ep 439 When is it the RIGHT Time to get a Coach? Brought to you by The STRONG Life Insider: FREE Newsletter with the BEST FREE Strength Training Courses. Subscribe HERE. I am at my best when I have a Coach; this goes for business, this goes for training and most of all, this goes for LIFE. It is interesting to see the dichotomy of people who are struggling tremendously in a certain area of their life and yet at the same time, they refuse to invest in themselves … [Read more...]
423 | QnA: Building Leaders, Changing Team Culture & Building Muscle for Athletes
STRONG Life Podcast ep 423 QnA: Building Leaders, Changing Team Culture & Building Muscle for Athletes Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com - Get your FREE Strength Training Courses (Bodyweight Bodybuilding Intro & FREAK Strength) In this episode we crush some QnA from 2 different sides of the coin; We've got a Wrestling Coach struggling with his team's lack of passion and intensity and then we've got a college athlete trying to put on size in season while on the crew … [Read more...]
353 | Strength Training in Your 40s, Training Around Injuries, the Mental Aspect of Training in Your 40s & Training Athletes Differently in the SAME Group
STRONG Life Podcast ep 353 Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com Topics in this episode: … [Read more...]
349 | Training in my 40s, Law Enforcement Training Tips, Kettlebells for Strength, Strength Coach Business Tips & Fat Loss Nutrition Tips
STRONG Life Podcast ep 349 Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com Topics covered in this episode are: … [Read more...]
10 Strength & Conditioning Lessons Learned Since 1995
Time flies. Been at this Strength & Conditioning / Coaching full time for 20 years now. Started coaching in 95! Here's 10 things I've learned in the past 27 years of coaching: … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 280: Coach Al Vermeil | The Art of Coaching, Building Tough Athletes & More!
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 280 with legendary Strength Coach, Al Vermeil. Brought to you by SORINEX - the leaders in strength training equipment. If you're a Coach, google Coach Vermeil to see his bio and experience in coaching. Coach Vermeil has been involved in coaching for longer than I've been alive. I love listening to his practical common sense approach to training athletes. It's something that is missing in today's training because of the abundance of software and technology, yet … [Read more...]
Are You Training Too Hard? Injuries? Lack of Progress?
Training too hard...... Who would have thought I would ever bring this topic up because if you go to a local gym, you'll see people sitting and lying on benches in between their sets, head down and locked in on their PHONE. It's crazy, people don't even get up between sets. But, for those of you who were training decades ago, perhaps you have gone through the ringer with intensity. And, maybe some of you today are copying the workouts of your favorite instagram lifter but simply don't … [Read more...]
Training Around Injuries + My Full Meniscus Repair
I've been around athletes for 25+ years now. Even dating back to my knee injuries in high school, I learned that it is always better to work around an injury rather than sit home on the couch and sulk. The year was 1993 and I was a senior in high school. During practice my R knee swelled up to the size of a softball. I limped to the team locker room and took off my knee pad. My Coach came in a few minutes after to check on me and caught me crying. I wasn't crying from pain. I was crying … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 236 | QnA: Parenting, Gym Business & Training Mistakes I Regret
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 236. This QnA was a BEAST! I had a blast answering some more unique and interesting questions. You can't ONLY chat strength & conditioning. Eventually, we want to talk about LIFE. Truly, all the training we do is a vehicle for getting better at LIFE. Thanks to ALL who asked such GREAT questions. … [Read more...]
169 | Stan “The Rhino” Efferding on Nutrition, Training & Attacking LIFE
Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep 169 with The strongest bodybuilder in the world, Stan Efferding. This episode is BIG time inspiring. We kick it off talking about bodybuilding, nutrition mistakes, consistency in training and of course, some throwback memories of bodybuilding from the 80s and 90s. We then get into how Stan consistently gets after it in LIFE, NOT just training and nutrition. How did Stan build his multiple businesses, what processes does Stan follow, what is the most … [Read more...]